The Rhode Island Department of Health said the number of new cases in the state trended downward over the past week. … MORE

The Rhode Island Department of Health said the number of new cases in the state trended downward over the past week. … MORE
The number of Rhode Islanders who have died after contracting COVID-19 has passed the 2,500 mark, according to state Department of Health numbers released Friday. … MORE
Rhode Island is doing a better job of getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of more people and at a much faster rate than before, Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee said Thursday. … MORE
Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is working to improve its vaccine finder website by creating what he described as a “digital waiting room.” … MORE
There are similarities between Central Falls, R.I. and Chelsea, Mass. Residents of both cities live in dense rows of triple-decker homes and apartment complexes, providing the workforce for their respective state capitals of Providence and Boston. But the two cities’ fortunes could not be more different during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Massachusetts is looking to get students back in classrooms in the next few months, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday. … MORE
Weather delays in shipping COVID vaccine has forced at least three local clinics scheduled for Tuesday to be postponed, and could affect other clinics scheduled later this week, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. … MORE
Rhode Island on Monday started allowing residents age 65 and older to schedule appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination. … MORE
Rhode Island’s largest health care organization is allowing patients to have visitors again, in line with state Department of Health guidelines announced last week. … MORE
Rhode Island’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Providence and Cranston added 10,000 new appointments for coronavirus shots on Monday morning, alleviating growing frustration by people who had been unable to find the vaccine. … MORE
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